June 12, 1998 Memorial University of Newfoundland Volume 48, Number 24 Science faculty forced to make cuts As a result of budget shortfall 27 staff and academic employees will be out of a job By DENISE RIDEOUT sional lecturers won't have their Faculty Association, says he was istration simply laments the cuts cation at Memorial. He says class contracts renewed. astonished that there was no ad­ and then accommodates them. sizes are expected to get larger and The Faculty of Science has cut In total, 27 people will be out of vanced notice about the decision "I think the university has to students may have problems get­ more than two dozen staff posi­ a job. to cut staff and eliminate capital persuade government that it re­ ting the courses they need to gradu­ tions and eliminated capital spend­ University President Art May budgets. quires an appropriate level of fi­ ate. ing for the upcoming year to make blames the faculty's situation on "Faculty, the people actually nancial support," he said. "If the "It's reducing the core function up a budget shortfall of more than the provincial government's con­ offering courses, were not advised province makes a decision to have of what the university is about, $1 .5-million. tinued cuts to Memorial's operat­ and there has been no planning as a university, it needs to make a which is providing university level Nine permanent full-time em­ ing grant. Since 1994 the universi­ to how this will actually be dealt decision to have a quality univer­ education ... it's the centre of the ployees received lay-off notices, ty's operating and capital grants with," Bear said. sity." university - the science and arts while another employee was from government have been cut Bear is critical of how the uni­ Bear says the science faculty's faculties," he said. moved from full-time to half-time. by $19.6-million. versity has dealt with funding cuts efforts to deal with its budget prob­ CSU President Tracey O'Reilly A further 18 support staff and ses- John Bear, president ofMUN's in recent years. He says the admin- lems may affect the quality ofedu- • Please see "President" page 2 CSU President attends Liberal convention By DIANE GRANT and SEAN "I think what we need to do is RYAN get a dialogue because oftentimes they just don't understand what For the first time since the 1980s we're talking about," she added. the CSU President has attended a "We have to get through the igno­ policy conference for a political rance and try to influence policy party as a representative of Me­ decisions." morial' s students' union. However, O'Reilly says she re­ In one of her first acts as CSU alizes there are people who see her President Tracey O'Reilly ac­ attendance at such a function as a cepted an invitation to sit in on last conflict of interest. month's annual provincial Liberal "It's the selling out argument," convention in Gander as an ob­ she said, adding that she will be server. pushing CSU concerns whenever CSU President Tracey O'Reilly and VP Internal Leigh Borden (1-r) at the week's CSU general O'Reilly says the convention she gets an opportunity to attend meeting. Photo by Michael Connors. was an excellent chance to raise such an event, regardless of which student concerns informally with party offers the invitation. Senate passes review procedure various party members, from grass­ "Some people think that I President's companion report to be ready in the fall roots supporters to ministers. shouldn't lobby the way I do, by "I figured it would be a very sitting down and talking to people. By MICHAEL CONNORS ing. The report outlines procedures to remove an academic adminis­ good opportunity for me to go out They think it should be direct ac­ for routine mid-term reviews for trator until there had been an there and see where they're com­ tion, like protests and occupations, The Senate has come up with a academic administrators, as well extraordinary performance re­ ing from, for one thing, and for me exclusively," she said. "I think they way to remove academic adminis­ as extraordinary reviews which view. A five- to seven-person com­ to go out and lobby." both complement each other." trators several months after a could lead to their dismissal. mittee made up ofmembers elected O'Reilly also says, while she "People are going to disagree wrongful dismissal suit cost the The Senate accepted the report. by the relevant academic unit and had no voting rights as an observer with me all year and I know that. university more than a quarter of a The procedure's final form, appointed by the administrator's and could only speak after del­ When I walked in the door I knew million dollars. however, will be determined by immediate superior would conduct egates had been given priority, the that I'm always going to have A special committee of Senate, the Board of Regents, which will the review. opportunity to influence infor­ somebody [against me]." which was established in Decem­ consider the Senate's recommen­ The committee would make rec­ mally was certainly worthwhile. O'Reilly added she is currently ber 1997 in response to the dis­ dation as well as a separate report ommendations to the administra­ "The real meat of the confer­ not a member of any party, nor missal of Alan Law as dean of from university President Art May. tor's superior, including the possi­ ence was talking to people after­ will she bejoining one before leav­ science, presented its final report Under the Senate's proposal, the ble termination or continuation of wards," she said. "Talking to them ing office. on the matter at the May 12 meet- Board ofRegents wouldn't be able • Please see "Report" page 2 on breaks." • Please see "Debate" page 2 2 ~ NEW·S , The Summer Muse June 12, 1998 Report outlines process for th.e dismissal of .administration • Conti.nued from page 1 research, and the president. "There is some concern in some open to negative feedback through and-a-half years may be too soon the administrator's appointment. The procedure also includes a areas of the university that this the extraordinary review, but none for a new dean to undergo a formal But the final decision would re­ routine mid-term review which would weaken managerial rights," of the positive feedback a routine routine review." main with the Board of Regents would take place during the ad­ he said. "I don't think it would review might offer. Murphy added that to respond on the recommendation of the ministrator's first term only. Ex­ because we have provided for ex­ "It will surely be recognized," to an exceptional circumstance president, although the Board traordinary reviews would have to traordinary reviews which could he continued, "that a professional such as the dismissal of Alan Law would receive the review com­ be initiated on the recommenda­ be initiated from above or below accountant who endorses a report with routine reviews is more than mittee's report. tion of the mid-term review com­ the administrator in question, and which does not recognize the ne­ what was called for. He said a The procedure also provides for mittee, the administrator's imme­ I think that is quite appropriate." cessity for regular audits will, de­ proc~dure with an extraordinary the administrator in question to diate superior, or by a majority During the Senate meeting and pending on context, be open to review only would have been ad­ appear before the Board to pro­ vote ofthe relevant academic coun­ within the committee itself, there professional censure and, with it, equate. vide a defence; a point of conten­ cil if it receives a petition signed was debate about the mid-term the possibility of a lawsuit for pro­ Murphy did agree, however, that tion when Law was dismissed. by 20 per cent of its members. review procedure. Committee fessional negligence ..." receiving routine feedback is use­ For the purposes of the proce­ Committee member Chris member Lessey Sooklal filed a "The university, I recognize, is ful and said he had no problem dure, the Senate defines academic Sharpe says the intention of the dissenting report because the pro­ an institution like no other. But submitting to the mid-term review. administrators as deans, directors procedure is to strike a balance cedure doesn't include routine re­ this does not, I submit, entitle us to "I see value in it. I don't know of academic units, the heads of the between an academic administra­ views after the first term. fundamental departures from pro­ that it is a necessity." Marine institute and Sir Wilfred tor's accountability to their imme­ Sooklal' s report stated that with­ fessional principles which are Art May did not want to com­ Grenfell College, the vice-presi­ diate superior and to the faculty out those routine reviews, aca­ grounded upon both experience ment on the Senate's proposal. He dents in charge of academics and members they administer. demic administrators would be and reason." said his own report, which the Committee chair Mark Graesser Board directed him to conduct last says a majority of the committee fall, would be ready in a couple of Debate sparked. over usefulness had initially been in favour of months. Sooklal' s position. But the com­ As a response to the contro­ mittee backed off as a compro­ versy created by the dismissal of of conf erance attendance mise with those who raised con­ Alan Law, Graesser says this pro­ • Continued from page 1 Fitzpatrick says the CSU has to be on in?" cerns that at the beginning of an cedurecouldhaveresolveditmore Newfoundland and Labrador sure it establishes one permanent He also added such events usu­ administrator's second term they satisfactorily. Federation of Students President policy, either attendance at all such ally are not effective channels for would have gone through a mid­ "The situation with Dr. Law cre­ Dale Kirby says he sees nothing functions, or a complete boycott the development of influential term review and an already man­ ated a great deal of animosity and wrong with her decision. of such political events. policy. datory end-of-term review. a lot of people have said that [the "It could quite possibly be a Fitzpatrick added, while he is "If you watch these policy con­ "We acknowledged that prob­ settlement] didn't even address the good lobbying opportunity, espe­ not attacking O'Reilly or her deci­ ventions, [regardless of the party, ably an administrator by that point merits of Law's dismissal, or the cially in Tracey's position where sion to attend the conference, he you realize] they're absolute buf­ would have been reviewed twice issue of how it was done," he said. shejust became CSU President," he sees no benefit in attending such foonery," he said. "These are so­ and there probably wouldn't be "With these procedures there said. "She had a good opportunity events. cial things to rally partizan sup­ too much to learn from a third would have been an opportunity to at least meet all of the ministers "Although its very nice to lobby port. The real business goes on in review," he said. "It is a burden to for the vice-president to say here and Liberal MHAs. So I guess it's the Liberal Party, it is a Liberal the board rooms of the Confedera­ do this kind of thing." are the problems, then for Law to good from that standpoint." government that is the cause, both tion Building. This is where we Dean ofArts Terry Murphy says answer them, and for the commit­ Kirby added he chose not to federally and provincially, ofmost must concentrate our lobbying ef­ he is concerned with the routine tee to make recommendations hav­ accept his invitation because "I of the problems thatthe university forts, not with the bagmen at Lib­ review process because it may ing heard both sides. At the end of figured the atmosphere was more faces. We can't be buddy-buddy eral Party conventions because come too early in the administra­ the day the Board can still do what or less poisoned for me." with them one minute and then these are not the people with whom tor's term of office. they want to do, but it would give That is not the case with Tracey, attacking them the next," he said. we need power." "It takes time for new initiatives fair chance for the issues to be he says, because she is only enter­ "So am I to assume by our attend­ Provincial Liberal Party Presi­ to be completed," he said. "Two- addressed." ing her second year of student ance at the Liberal convention that dent Fraser Piccott says he was politics. we are now buddy-buddy and, if pleasantly surprised to see "As I've had more experience so, will we be speaking out against O'Reilly in attendance. President blames with [the present Liberal govern­ their continual cuts to Memorial He also says he is surprised her ment] I've had more conflict with University in the future, or will we decision sparked any controversy. the party." just do it in backrooms and keep "[I would like to] commend her Council arts representative Ron everything lovey-dovey from here that she came," he said. cuts on province •Continued from page 1 But while the cuts to the science says she is worried about how the faculty are deep, May says he sees cuts will affect students. even more potential problems for "It's really frightening because the university down the road.. I see so many students that are "The university's infrastructure becoming discouraged with the and facilities are depreciating rap­ whole system," she said. "I think idly, and we have not been given I'm coming to a point where I'm the financial capacity to reinvest saying this has to turn around or in them," he said. we're going to be in a black hole "In fact, we've struggled just to and never come out of it." keep up basic maintenance. If we "It's going to mean larger class don't start reinvesting in our build­ sizes and reduced quality of edu­ ings and our equipment - even cation in general. I think it really simple things like microscopes and takes people's morale down too .. lab equipment-and soon, then we . it really hits home that the prob­ will be in a much worse predica­ lems are getting bigger." ment in the near future." Tile Summer Muse Ju~ ti; 1998 NEWS ' y 3 Students optimistic government scholarships will be primarily needs based By AMIR ALI KHAN kick in at the turn of the century, later met with committee chair and demic standing, (which at MUN is limit [the program] to a small group and will create more than 4000 Assistant Deputy Minister ofEdu­ a 55 per cent overall average). of people because we are dealing A committee of various post­ scholarships from the $4-million cation Pamela Walsh to discuss Kirby agrees. ·with a small amount of money," secondary representatives has be­ fund over the next two years. what they had missed. Ideally, he says, the criteria said Kirby, in support of limiting gun the process of f onnulating The committee, which includes 0 Reilly says some decisions were would take a 'grant' structure, eligibility to undergraduates. criteria for administering the fi­ representatives of Memorial, the made regarding criteria for admin­ whereby academic merit would He added he doesn't anticipate nancial awards program an­ CSU, the Newfoundland and Lab­ istering the awards, but she would not be an issue at all. graduate students will be eligible nounced by the provincial gov­ rador Federation of Students not comment on specifics as they have However, he added it is better for the awards. ernment last March. (NLFS), the College of the North yet to be ratified by the committee. to participate in a "less-than-per­ Kirby says he is generally opti­ The program was announced in Atlantic and the department of "I can give an example," she fect" process which still serves a mistic about the program and ex­ the recent budget for full time post­ education, had its first meeting on said. "They want to focus on need useful purpose. pects the criteria to be finalized by secondary high-need students. It May 25. Both CSU President more than merit which is some­ Kirby says he is anticipating the July. If developed properly, he is being hyped as a bridge to the Tracey O'Reilly and NLFS Presi­ thing we were pressing for ... you awards will be "more needs based says, the awards criteria coula federal government's Millennium dent Dale Kirby were unable to don't have to have a scholarship than scholarship based." He also serve as a precedent for the Scholarship Fund, which is set to attend the meeting, however, they standing to get this money." says the need criteria will most upcoming Millennium Fund. O'Reilly says it would be unfair likely mirror the need-criteria used 0 Reilly says the committee will to split students into "deserving" by student aid. meet regularly throughout the sum­ MUCEP funding and "undeserving" categories. And he added accumulated debt mer with hopes of implementing "We wanted to make sure that should not be considered in deter­ the program for the fall semester. people who needed it the most mining need. But she cautioned things might requests skyrocket would get it," she sai~. "Students "Accumulated debt is a separate not be ready until January. should have equal opportunities issue from this,'' he said, adding The committee's next meeting By SHERRY HOLLOWAY Leonard added, if budget cuts for education. Financial barriers the loan remission program is in is scheduled for June 17. continue, the applications for are big obstacles to some people." place to manage that problem. Representatives of the depart­ Requests for MUCEP grants MUCEPs are sure to rise in re­ She added the only scholastic "The best situation for the pro­ ment ofeducation refused to com­ increased by more than 50 per cent sponse. requirement should be clear aca- vincial government would be to ment on these issues. this year, forcing the committee With the committee having responsible for awarding available to turn down so many appli­ funds to deny applications for the cations Leonard says some New space available for first time since the program's in­ people are bound to be disap­ ception. pointed. The committee, which has "I'm sure there are people who clubs and societies awarded $850,000 annually for are convinced we are wrong," By BRENDAN MURPHY the past several years, approves said Leonard. "People who get applications depending on how the money are convinced we are Since the Student Aid Division well they confonn to four pre­ right." evacuated their premises on the scribed criteria. Leonard also says if a depart­ third floor of the TSC many clubs These included two focussed ment wishes to appeal a decision and societies are eagerly waiting specifically on helping students, they can bring their complaints to for an opportunity to finally have while a third involves using aca­ him, however, all available funds a space on campus. demic knowledge to assist the have been allocated. Although the new space may not University. The last criterion en­ In fact, more money than is be quite what they expected, CSU tails providing a service to the actually available-over $900,000 VP Internal Leigh Borden says she University with no direct academic - has been set aside in anticipa­ thinks they will be satisfied. benefits. tion that around $100,000 will be A large portion of the space will In past years requests meeting returned due to unused grants. be serve as a 'common room,' any ofthese automatically received Leonard says he expects to re­ which willincludeindividual work funding. main within $25-$30,000 of stations. Secure lockers will be But, with applications sky­ budget either way. provided for groups to store any rocketing to $1.2-million this se­ Of the $850,000 available, ten important paraphernalia. The third floor of the TSC will soon serve as a second society mester, all requests under the per cent went to Grenfell, a divi­ Borden says reaction so far to row. Photo by David Laidfey. fourth criterion were denied and sion based on approximate stu­ the plans for the new space has though she is expecting more. She develop the space without having those accepted under the third dent numbers. been positive. says groups under consideration to make major renovations." received less than they re­ The on-campus student job pro­ "Most [groups] are appreciative for third floor space include the She pointed out that with the quested. gram was introduced in 1992 as a of having any space at all," she Ballroom and Latin Dancing, new Student Centre opening in a Carson Leonard, director of response to rising tuition fees. said. Muslim and Ba' Hai societies, as couple of years, the CSU does not Student Services, speculated $500,000 was made available that The new space has only been well as SCUM (Society for Crea­ want to get into unnecessary ex­ that the sharp rise in applica­ year; a couple of years later that offered to clubs and societies cur­ tive Urges at MUN), Students for penses. tions are a direct result of number rose to the present rently without their own on-cam­ Literacy and Toastmasters. She says preliminary intent is to funding cuts throughout the $850,000 level. pus room. She added ifthe 'common room' use the 'common' room approach university. "What it started from was the The only exception was the area is not filled by new groups, in the new centre. "Like everybody else, if your desire to put back some money Women's Resource Centre, how­ consideration will be given to those For now Borden says she is budget gets cut you look for extra into the students' pockets," says ever they declined the offer. clubs which currently share space pleased that most of the ways of funding operations," he Leonard. "Also, a chance to give Borden says they feel more suited with others. workstations are ready to be set up said. "With government transfer students, what I call, work that to where they are now. Borden says, while the 'com­ and within a week most of the new cuts and everything else, depart­ looks good; that means something Borden also says only six groups mon room' idea may not be ideal, groups will have their own space ments have less money." on a resume." have applied for space so far, al- "it is the most efficient way to for the first time.

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Marchin' Already He Got Game don't got much Ocean·Colour Scene Universal Music Cinema He Got Game By KEVIN J_ KELLY Denzel Washington Ray Allen Milla Jovovich Brit Pop is .probably at.its high­ Rosario Dawson est point since the heydays of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. By SEAN RYAN With groups like Oasis, Blur, The Prodigy and Chumbawamba rap­ This movie defines average. At idly bec()ming musical fixtures on our shores, other groups popular times entertaining; at times bor­ in Britain are trying also to corner the North American market. The ing, Spike Lee's newest bomb sim­ four member group Ocean Colour Scene are the latest successful ply has nothing special to offer the British band to try their luck and their third CD Marchin, Already audience. has a good chance to make some headway. However, it does have a few Unlike their previous studio album, Moseley Shoals, this album decent points. The plot revolves shows the group provides some great examples of pure Brit-pop. The around the father-son relationship Beatlesque harmonies, and retro-sounding guitar licks make songs of Jake and Jesus Shuttlesworth. like "Debris Road," "Half A Dream Away" and "Travellers Tune" Jesus, in his senior year of high stand out and be noticed. Rico Rodriguez's singing is unlike most school, is the number one prospect brit-pop groups I have heard, but his smooth voice makes the songs in the United States. His father, work. (who is quite a good player him­ The vastly different hairstyles of Denzel Washington and Ray The 13 songs on Marchin' Already are a good mix of laid back self), is serving time in prison for Allan symbolize the father-son void. www.hollywoodonline.com psychedelia and if a fan of British music, this CD is definitely worth a an accidental death. However, Jake perstar like Jesus has to face. It decent as Jesus; Milla Jovovich, listen. receives an offer to have his sen­ doesn't work. Even more of a fail­ in a completely pointless role as tence significantly shortened. The ure was his attempt to make an Jake's brief and quickly forgot­ Love YonTo Tears catch is that he has to persuade his impression with the audience ten about romantic interest Da­ The O'Jayts son to choose the state's gover­ through his depiction of 'life in the kota, and Rosario Dawson as Je­ Volcano nor's alma mater from the myriad projects.' As the movie wears on sus' girlfriend Lala round out the of universities trying to recruit him. Jake makes more and more of an major cast. Like Dakota, Lala By LEE PEARCE But that task is not as easy as it issue out of his hopes for Jesus to falls by the wayside before the seems. The victim of Jake's 'mis­ find the success he never could, and movie's end, although she has at The 0'Jay's, along with: fellow hap' was his wife, Jesus' mother. 'to make something of himself.' least a remote purpose. crooners the Isley Brothers, are Jesus feels nothing but resentment For a basketball fan like myself, The only other noteworthy one of the few soul groups from for his father and refuses to talk to the hoop scenes are certainly enter­ point about He Got Game is the the 70' s that are still making music him (even though his little sister taining. A particular treat was a insane ending. I defy anybody to today. Their latest effort, a ten­ Mary loves her dad very much and collection ofclips with various high­ figure out what would compel a song disc entitled Love You To has chosen to accept that Jake's profile basketball personalities as­ sane person to finish the movie Tears, is a collection of ballads crime was an accident). serting Jesus' possession of' game.' the way Lee does. Less glue; more and up-tempo tunes that should please longtime fans, as well as new Part of the relationship between The concluding sequence, a one­ constructive thought- that is what listeners. the two has to do with the fact that on-one game between father and I think the movie needed. Things start off nicely with the bluesy "Pay The Bills," a song much of Jesus' success is due to the son is an interesting match, lacking Overall this movie is worth rent­ reminiscent ofBlackstreet' s "No Diggity,"in which lead singer Eddie gruelling training his father imposed only Bob Costas and Bill Walton. ing - barely. Levert sings about a girl whose extravagant lifestyle and tastes may on him as a kid.Jake sees his actions Another positive note is the act­ Note to true basketball fans: At force him to"get a third job." In fact, the majority of this album could as only a benefit for his son, while ing. Denzel Washington reunites one point in He Got Game Jesus appeal to younger listeners, as most of the O'Jay's material is up to Jes us remembers only the pressure with Lee, (the two worked together Shuttlesworth is said to be better date with today's R&B music scene. Keith Sweat makes an appear­ his father placed on him. in Malcolm X), as Jake. As usual, than His Airness, Michael Jor­ ance on "Baby You Know,'' a track which ]{eith also co.. wrote and On the negative side, Lee tries Washington is very good in his dan. Roll out the red carpet - it's produced. to create intensity by showing the role. He is also a pretty good bball Oscar night. Can anybody say Whether or not the O'Jay's can still make an impact on today's pressures and worries a young su- player. Ray Allen is also pretty 'Best Comedy?' music as they did 20 years ago remains to be seen, but washed up they're not. Clocking in at under 40 minutes, there is no filler material on Love You To Tears, just a solid album from three 25-year music Remember your first day on campus? RADIO veterans.

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Become an ORIENTATION VOLUNTEER Adam And Eve is the fifth re­ it's an experience you'll never forget. lease from Catherine Wheel since they formed'.in England in 1990. Like their other recordings, iliis CD offers more Top 40-ish rock, not too soft and not too heavy. To put it bluntly, this CD is excellent. It is the kind of CD that you just play all ~e way through. From the opening chords ofthe J,llellow "Future Boy'' to the end of "For Dreaming,"-the listener is tr~ated to a masterpiece, with no interruptions. Each song drifts into the next Applications available now with superb musicianship. at the Student Volunteer Bureau, T-2002 I really recommend checking out Adam And Eve. You wont t be and at Student Development, T-2006 ..... not like the rest. disappointed<. The Summer Muse June 12, 1998 ENTERTAINMENT 5 Stepping in and out of a double life Cinema her life: her future career, lover, Sliding Doors home and whether she has chil­ Gwyneth Paltrow dren. Howitt effectively exempli­ John Hannah fies his theme of destiny and fate John Lynch by having the two destinies di­ Jeanne Tripplehorn verge and re-converge. The out­ Zara Turner come of missing or catching the Douglas McFerran train results in Helen developing into two different individuals. By KELLY DYER After losing her job one day, Helen decides to return home by a From time to time, everybody train. The scene where Peter thinks about roads not taken and Howitt displays the two possible how things might have turned out if lives of Helen is at a train plat­ the choice had been different. Even form. In the first scenario she just more thought provoking is how such barely slips through the sliding a minor choice, for example getting doors before the train leaves the the 10 AM train can have such a station. It is here she meets friendly major impact on ones life. It could and outgoing James, (John be the place you meet your signifi­ Hannah), who is attracted to her. A cant other and had you missed the second result of her catching the train what would have happened? train is that she reaches her apart­ The question of destiny has al­ ment in time to catch her present ways been an interesting topic in lover Gerry, (John Lynch), in bed movies and literature. In Sliding with another woman - Olivia, Gwyneth Paltrow cheek to cheek with a train in a movie about fate and destiny and trains. Doors writer and director Peter (Jeanne Tripplehorn). However, www.hollywoodonline.com Howitt presents the life of a young, in the second scenario she just acters proceed in parallel from the well as genuinely funny scenes and the task with an inventive and crea­ British woman named Helen, misses the train. Shortly thereaf­ train platform. characters. tive style. The actors are well suited played by Gwyneth Paltrow. Two ter, she is the casualty of an at­ Sliding Doors is entertaining for a One actor in particular, Doug­ for the characters they play. Slid­ possible fates based on such a tempted mugging.She never meets wide range of viewers, since on one las Mcferran, who played Gerry's ing Doors is certainly worth see­ trivial thing as missing or catching James and fails to make it home in level the film is deep and the audience best friend Russell, is a hilarious ing, not only for the romantic com­ a train.Consequently, the audience ~ime to discover Gerry's infidelity. is left to ponder over the workings of scene-stealer. edy, but also for the opportunity to is intrigued on how this one event The two stories sharing many of fate, while on another it serves as a This is the first feature film for ponder several intriguing philo­ affects every possible aspect of the similar locations and the char- romantic comedy witha few twists, as Peter Howitt and he approaches sophical issues.

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Muse. Yeah ... funky! The artist listin._g for the new Soul In The Hole soundtrack reads like a who's who of underground hip-hop music. Having Organized Konfusion, Common, O.C., Brand BUY & SELL Posters Galore Nubian, and Mobb Deep on the one USED BOOKS Movies CD is reason enough to leave any Magazines Rock Music Comics hip-hop fiend literally shaking for this $20 fix. CD's Art Cassettes Star Trek Established artists, such as Common, O.C., and the reunited Brand Videos Nubian are represented lovely on this compilation, as are newcomers WE SELL Newfoundland Books Sauce Money, with the DJ Premier-produced"Against The Grain," and T-Shirts, Rock Music Student Saver Discount Big Punisher on "You Ain't A Killer." The Cocoa Brovas (formerly Novelties, Cards 363 Water Street 38 Pearson St. Waterford Valley Mall Smif-N-Wessun) abandon the sound of last summer's Boot Camp Clik est) (off Torbay Road) 655 Topsail Road album for a more rugged musical backdrop on the impressive "Won On 09) 722-1742 (709) 722 3638 (~ ii de Chei'i) ~ • (709) 364-8154 Won." More than just a promotional tool for LOUD Records recording artists, Soul In The Hole is proof that soundtrack albums need not have to be about the movie itself, as long as they sound good. JOIN US - T-2001

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Letters and Opinion Policy Science trim warning Lett~rs to the ·Editor -~na · Opini~n pieces ':ca~ be·. dropped off. at room , · . ... ' :~ . T-2001 or e-mailed to [email protected]. All submissions must include a full name and phone number in order to }>e printed. of things to come Lettei:s sho~l~ not exc~ed . 300.. -words iq;l~ngth. Opinion pi.~ces ar~. ···. restricted to 900 words~ ... -· . ''···· :. . ./' / . U ndoubtably the biggest news on campus this week was the $1.5 million budget shortfall The Summer Muse reserves the right to edit submissions for length, in the f acuity of science. grammar, profanity, and material which is deemed unfairly discrimina­ The result is the complete elimination of capital expenditures and 27 less staff and tory ()r contrav~nes Canadian l~ws on,. Eibel and;· Hate Literature~ academic emp~oyees at the university (although not all will be leaving immediately). Individuals submitting multiple Opinion pieces are not guaranteed Of course, the fine art of finger-pointing, a craft which many on this campus have publication of more than one in the same semester. perfected to a science, has begun in earnest. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday. 5:00~m during the week of University President Art May is blaming provincial government cuts to the university publication. grant. MUN Faculty Association President John Bear is blaming the administration' s ability to manage the university during tough times. No doubt others throughout campus from Deans to students have their own ideas as to who is at fault in this case. In fact, several are probably trying to stick it to El Nino. tlte s111n1ner 1nuse Undoubtably, everybody can argue for eons that he or she is correct for an infinite number of reasons. (One of the few drawbacks to being a university student is that you run into so many armchair world leaders who have an answer to every problem on the face of lntere~ted in the planet). All that having been said, this is not the time for verbal exchanges or any other such journali~m? irresponsible behaviour. It is pretty well a given that government cuts have hurt this university. There is probably also merit in the idea that Memorial could still tighten it's collective belt somewhat. Why not drop by the muse office in t-1001 to learn more. However, with things as difficult as they are financially, this university community has to learn, and learn fast, to cooperate and compromise. Meetings are every Monday at 11:00 pm. If there was ever a time for MUN to marshal all of our people and resources behind one cause, that time is now: The cause is the future security of the various institutions and standards which we have enjoyed for so long. We need to find ways to ensure what little money we have is spent as efficiently as possible. We have to work to change trends which indicate more and more students are leaving MUN - not entering. The cuts this week in the faculty of science should serve as a warning to all of us that we have to put the effort in now, together, if we want the university to remain as we know it. Finger-pointing has never been the answer; is not the answer now; and it will not be the answer tomorrow. It will not put $1.5-million dollars back into the university, nor will it contribute in any positive way to the environment of friendly academic learning that should exist here. Lets not fool ourselves into thinking it will.

Sean Ryan

The Summer Muse is the official student newspaper of Memorial University of Newfound­ land during the summer, and operates in partnership with The Muse. The Summer Muse prints 6,000 copies every two weeks during the summer, and adheres to the preamble of The Muse constitution and its policies on letters and advertising. The Muse is the official student newspaper of Memorial University of Newfoundland and is a member of the Canadian University Press (CUP). Established in 1950 as a successor to The Memorial Times (est. 1936), it distributes 10,000 copies weekly and is published by the The Muse Board of Directors. The Muse reserves the right to edit copy for length, profanity, grammatical errors and material that is unfairly discriminatory or which contravenes Canadian Libel Laws. Opinions expressed in The Muse are not necessarily those of the staff, the CSU, the Board of Directors, or the Administration of Memorial University. Material within is copyright The Muse and its Contributors, 1998. Permission is given for any member CUP paper to reproduce and alter material for publication so long as the original intent is not altered. · The Muse is printed by Robinson-Blackmore. 1 •V, i \ ck ·'lts~ "l<

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